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Determinants of business success: an examination of Asian-owned businesses in the USA

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  • Alicia Robb & Robert Fairlie, 2009. "Determinants of business success: an examination of Asian-owned businesses in the USA," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 22(4), pages 827-858, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:22:y:2009:i:4:p:827-858
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-008-0193-8
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    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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